Mammoths, the massive pre-historic ice age cousins of the modern-day elephant, have always been understood to have inhabited parts of British Columbia, but the question of when has always been a bit woolly. Now, a new study from Simon Fraser University has given scientists the clearest picture yet when the giant mammals roamed Vancouver Island.

New research from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre could lead to better treatment of sleep disorders and neurological conditions A significant breakthrough in the understanding of sleep mechanism opens new promise for treating sleep disorders and associated neuropsychiatric conditions: Scientists have pinpointed the melatonin receptor MT1 as a crucial regulator of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep.

The research, published in Nature Communications in May, showed that the bacteria found in methane-producing environments such as acidic wetlands and rice paddies could be used to help to clean up the atmosphere. "It has been pretty surprising," said Dr. Samuel Imisi Awala, who's the lead author on the paper and assistant professor in research at Chungbuk National University in South Korea, where he worked on the project with principal investigator and professor Sung-Keun Rhee.

Sometimes you just can't win, and that goes double for people navigating the increasingly polarized political landscape in the United States. Having nuanced opinions of politics in the U.S. turns out to be a very lonely, and unpopular, road, according to a recent study from a research team that includes assistant professor Aviva Philipp-Muller from Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business.

A new study finds sexual minorities still experience a greater burden of mental health and substance use conditions than heterosexual people despite legislative and policy advances and improvements in social attitudes in recent decades. Led by SFU health sciences assistant professor Travis Salway, the study, published in SSM - Population Health , found that inequalities in mental health and substance use conditions between sexual minority and heterosexual populations have not improved since 2003.

Understanding the relationship between the Antarctic Ice Sheet and the earth beneath is key to predicting future climate change impacts, finds McGill-led study La version française suivra. A McGill-led study suggests that Earth's natural forces could substantially reduce Antarctica's impact on rising sea levels, but only if carbon emissions are swiftly reduced in the coming decades.

At the back of Ingersoll Rural Cemetery sits a grassy field about the size of a soccer pitch. On first glance, it is unremarkable; dappled in sunlight through the towering adjacent trees and filled with the sound of a train hammering by on the nearby tracks. Although it is surrounded by rows and rows of headstones, this field sits empty, except for three faded grave markers.

The innovative approach to long-term hypoxia employed by Étienne Gagnon's team has led to the identification of a potential new marker for ovarian cancers. In a new study, the team led by Étienne Gagnon , Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology at the Université de Montréal and Director of IRIC's Cancer Immunobiology Research Unit, has developed a cell culture protocol that accurately reproduces the characteristic conditions of primary tumors.

Waterloo researchers find that older adults who live in the southern U.S. experience heat symptoms much higher if access to air conditioning is too costly  Policy reform is urgently needed to assist older adults who live in southern U.S. cities and who experience higher-than-expected heat-related health issues if they don't have adequate access to air conditioning, according to a new study by University of Waterloo researchers.

Study shows compound can mitigate depression, anxiety and 'amotivational syndrome' from chronic cannabis use Researchers at Western have found an over-the-counter natural health product may help counteract the negative effects of heavy cannabis use among adolescents aged 12 to 17, including depression, anxiety and diminished motivation in adulthood.

Findings show pharmacists could fill gap in care for people with atrial fibrillation who are at high risk of stroke Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is the most common heart rhythm disorder encountered in clinical practice according to Dr. Roopinder Sandhu, MD, MPH, and the leading cause of stroke in older individuals.

Researchers at Simon Fraser University in collaboration with a group from Baylor College of Medicine in Texas have identified a gene that appears to reverse Parkinson's disease symptoms in fruit flies. SFU's Verheyen lab discovered that increasing the amount of the fruit fly Cdk8 gene in flies with Parkinson's causes the disease's symptoms to reverse.

UCalgary Nursing professor Shane Sinclair says results show compassion cannot be considered 'optional' The news is rife these days about the quality of health care in Alberta. This includes increased wait times in emergency departments (ED), with some physicians referring to these and other quality-care issues as a capacity crisis.

The wildfire season of 2023 was the most destructive ever recorded in Canada and a new study suggests the impact was unprecedented. It found that four of the year's wildfires in mine-impacted areas around Yellowknife, Northwest Territories potentially contributed up to half of the arsenic that wildfires emit globally each year.

When Switzerland asked its citizens whether they believed sexual and gender minorities should be allowed to marry and adopt children, it took a taxing toll, says UdeM researcher Robert-Paul Juster. How did Switzerland's 2021 referendum on marriage equality, adoption and reproductive rights affect the well-being of the country's LGBTIQ+ community? A new international study involving Université de Montréal suggests that LGBTIQ+ individuals and their cisgender heterosexual allies exhibited more stress hormones during the controversial campaign.

A study published in Nature Communications raises new hope for the development of treatments for vascular disease, cancer and diabetic retinopathy. The behaviour of the cells that make up our blood vessels is crucial to our well-being. Conditions such as inflammation, oxygen deprivation and viral infection can stress these cells and disrupt the formation of new, often pathological, blood vessels.

Groundbreaking Faculty of Veterinary Medicine research uncovers life-sustaining microbiome secrets in feral horses The University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) is at the forefront of a breakthrough investigation into the gut microbiomes of feral horses. The study, published in Nature Communications , is the first of its kind to provide robust evidence of the significant role microbiomes play in animal survival in the wild and has far-reaching implications for both animal and environmental health.

Physics prof's groundbreaking research shows significant progress in addressing miniaturization issues When we think about charging a battery, we typically imagine that the charge flows one way. For example, when we plug our smartphones in at night, we think of the charge as flowing from the outlet into the phone's battery.

Study examined effect of rising temperatures on California's crop  Strawberries could be fewer and more expensive because of higher temperatures caused by climate change, according to research from the University of Waterloo. Using a new method of analysis, the researchers found that a rise in temperature of 3 degrees Fahrenheit could reduce strawberry yields by up to 40 per cent.

Warming temperatures mean shorter ice seasons for Inuit in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut. Of equal concern is the growing unpredictability of the ice packs used to travel and hunt. Small polynyas, where ocean currents, wind or other processes prevent ice from forming, can be very dangerous and must be spotted before travelling.